002CA01096

Grubenhaus    View from the south of the shallow Grubenhaus

Grubenhaus Details
Length 447 Width 320  Depth 25 Ratio 1.4:1
Area  11.6 sq. m Volume
Number of Posts 0
Highest Elevation Value  5200
Lowest Elevation Value 5175
Bearing  5 degrees
Structural Class
Material Culture Number of Objects 24 Number of Animal Bones 44 
Environmental 

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

An irregularly shaped north/south aligned Grubenhaus in the north/west corner of area 2CA. The structure was excavated in two parts, each issued with a separate cut and fill number. No post holes were discernible during excavation.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002CA01096 5 3
002CA01093 002CA01092 13 36
002CA01095 002CA01094 6 5

Object Totals by Material

002CA01092 Object Totals by Material

002CA01092 Flint 1
Pottery 5  of which Early Saxon 3  Iron Age 1 No Entry  1
Stone 2 
Unfired Clay 1 
Worked Bone 4 

002CA01094 Object Totals by Material

002CA01094 Charcoal 1
Pottery 3  No Entry
Stone 2 

002CA01096 Object Totals by Material

002CA01096 Flint 1
Pottery 2  of which Medieval 1  Roman 1
Stone 2 

Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01092 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01092 Cattle 25
Horse 4
Pig 3
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 2 

002CA01094 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01094 Cattle 1
Sheep/goat 4 

002CA01096 Animal Bone Totals By Species

002CA01096 Cattle 1
Horse 2

 

Structural Details

002CA01093 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA01092 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  311 149  23 FLAT  MOD/FREQ GRAVEL <8CM THROUGHOUT FILL.HEAVILLY ROOTED/BURROWED-HENCE COLOUR VARIATION THROUGHOUT. SL STONIER & LIGHTER IN COLOUR TOWARDS BASE. 
002CA01093 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  311 149  23 CONCAVE  GENTLE SIDES MERGING INTO CONCAVE BASE: CUTTING INTO NATURAL OF GRAVEL & PATCHES OF SAND. CUT AWAY ON S. SIDE BY OLD TRENCH. 

002CA01095 Notes

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002CA01094 GRUB FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  247 101  19 FLAT  FILL OF GRUB M1096 ON S. SIDE OF TRENCH. OCCA CHALK GRAVEL < 4 CM THROUGHOUT FILL. A FEW FLECKS OF CHARCOAL. ROOTED & BURROWED. 
002CA01095 GRUB CUT SUB-RECTANGULAR  247 101  19 CONCAVE  SHALLOW & WITH GENTLY SLOPING EDGES MERGING INTO A CONCAVE BASE. TRUNCATED ON N. SIDE BY TRENCH. CUTS INTO NATURAL OF GRAVEL: SAND & SOLUT TYPE MATER 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002CA01092 AJ PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002CA01092 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002CA01092 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002CA01092 AI EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002CA01092 AL IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002CA01092 AK No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01092 AD EARLY SAXON  STONE LAVA  NIEDERMENDIG 10
002CA01092 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002CA01092 AM EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  8
002CA01092 AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE PIN BEATER FRAG  JOINS AC 1
002CA01092 AB EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE ROD  1
002CA01092 AC EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE PIN BEATER  JOINS AA 2
002CA01092 AH No Entry  WORKED STONE QUERN FRAGMENT  ?GRANITE 1
002CA01094 AF No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002CA01094 AC No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  +ORGANIC 1
002CA01094 AD No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01094 AE No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002CA01094 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01094 AB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01096 AE PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKES  2
002CA01096 AC MEDIEVAL  POTTERY SHERD  ?MED  1
002CA01096 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002CA01096 AA No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002CA01096 AD No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone By Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002CA01092 Cattle Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Axis  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle M/C D  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle M/C D  1 0  0 1  0
002CA01092 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 1  1
002CA01092 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle M/T P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 1  0
002CA01092 Cattle Occiput  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Radius D  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Radius P  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Cattle Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Cattle Tibia P  1 0  0 1  0
002CA01092 Cattle Ulna  1 1  0 0  0
002CA01092 Horse M/T C  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Horse Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Horse Radius P  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Horse Tibia D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Pig Humerus br  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Pig Phalanx 2  1 0  1 0  0
002CA01092 Pig U Canine  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Sheep Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01092 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01092 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01094 Cattle Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002CA01094 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01094 Sheep/goat Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01094 Sheep/goat M/C D  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01094 Sheep/goat Mand fr  1 0  0 0  0
002CA01096 Cattle Phalanx 1  2 1  0 0  1
002CA01096 Horse Femur br  1 0  0 0  1
002CA01096 Horse Radius D  1 0  0 0  1